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On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 12:59 AM, Dale <rdalek1967@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> My question is this, when someone does what I described above on a social |
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> site, how is Gentoo going to make sure people know which is the TRUE Gentoo |
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> profile/page and which is done by someone else just using Gentoo's logo? |
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So, the current policy already states: |
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you clearly state that the content, project, site, product or any |
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other type of item with which the "g" logo or Gentoo artwork is |
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associated is not part of the Gentoo project and is not directed or |
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managed by Gentoo Foundation, Inc. |
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So, any non-official site using the logo would have to explicitly |
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state that they are non-official or they are in violation of |
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trademark. |
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The situation with Google+ was that initially there was a concern that |
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like domains you could only have one site with a given name, so there |
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was a mad rush to register Gentoo to ensure that somebody who cared |
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about the distro controlled it. Then over the next day or so we |
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figured out which one was most popular and made that one the official |
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one. The other pages should be gone now - if any still use the logo |
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point them out if they aren't in compliance with the logo rules and we |
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can work it out with them. |
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Clearly any future logo policy will need to continue to have a similar |
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statement in it. Some distros go a step futher and require explicit |
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permission before allowing anybody to put their trademark in a domain. |
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So, if you created "ubuntu-fans-of-the-uk.com" you'd need Canonical's |
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permission in advance, from their perspective (though fair use could |
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very well protect you). |
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Being that Gentoo is a community distro I think we're fine with the |
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current wording - use the logo to draw attention to Gentoo (if you're |
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non-commercial), but make it clear that you aren't speaking for Gentoo |
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when you do it. If in doubt, ask for permission. |
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I think we could take the approach some distros have taken and give |
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examples of uses that are and are not acceptable to Gentoo. The |
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wording would of course say that they are illustrative and not |
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exhaustive but it could reduce confusion. |
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Rich |
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